[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1496-1497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-225]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; 
Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of February 
2012.
    The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health will convene its 
seventieth meeting in the time and place specified below:
    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services.
    Dates and Time:

February 15, 2012, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
February 16, 2012, 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m.
February 17, 2012, 8:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

    Place: The Fairfax at Embassy Row, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20008.
    Phone: (202) 293-2100.
    The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services provides counsel and recommendations to the Secretary with 
respect to the delivery, research, development, and administration of 
health and human services in rural areas.
    Agenda: Wednesday afternoon, February 15, at 2 p.m., the meeting 
will be called to order by the Chairperson of the Committee: The 
Honorable Ronnie Musgrove. This will be followed by presentations on 
provisions from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Committee will be 
examining potential long-term impacts on the rural health care 
infrastructure. The day will conclude with a period of public comment 
at approximately 4:30 p.m.
    Thursday morning, February 16, at 9 a.m., the Committee will 
continue to hear panel presentations on ACA-related provisions and will 
then break into subcommittees on each of those topics for further 
discussion. The day will conclude with a period of public comment at 
approximately 4:30 p.m.
    Friday morning, February 17, at 9 a.m., the Committee will 
summarize key findings from the meeting and develop a work plan for the 
next quarter and the June meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Hirsch, MSLS, Executive 
Secretary, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services,

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Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 
5A-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone (301) 443-
0835, Fax (301) 443-2803.
    Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting should 
contact Aaron Wingad at the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) via 
telephone at (301) 443-0835 or by email at [email protected]. The 
Committee meeting agenda will be posted on ORHP's Web site http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/.

    Dated: December 30, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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